The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

QABLONIFRE FOREIGN HOTEL COM PANY (Limited), London. Capital £lOO,OOO, in 5,000 Shares of £2O each. Incorporated under the, Companies Act, 1862, with limited liability. Deposit on Application £1 per Share, and £3 on Allotment. Calls not to exceed £l, at intervals of at least Three Months. DIRECTORS. Chairman—Lieolonel H. henCREE, and s Wat ford, Hens (late Director of London and ' North- Western Railway. Sir Charles Blunt, Bart., Heathfi eld Park, EAIE..SOX, Director of the Imperial Gas Company. Captain F. Kemble, R N., Bear Ash, Twyford, Berks. William Manton, Esq., Crutchedfriars. Cornelius Robertson, Esq., Director of the London, Ham burgh, and Continental Exchange Bank, 70, Lombard street. Frederic Robinson, Esq., Director of tlp Brighton Hotel C ompan y (Limited). 7, Parliament street. Frederick W. Sedgwick, Esq., Hyde-vale, Blackheath (late of the firm of Gaurey and Co., Watling-street). Philip Nind, Esq. (Manager), late proprietor of the Sablo- Jaii:ro Hotel, Ivy !louse, Clapham. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Norris and Sons, 2, Bedford-row, W.C. ARCHITECT. John Whichcord, Esq , F.S.A., 16, Walbrook, E.C. BANKERS. Sir Samuel Scott and Co., No. 1, Cavendish-square European Bank (Limited), 63, King William-street ) E C.; and 6, Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, BROKE BS. Messrs. Huggins and Rowsell, 1, Threadneedle•strcet, City. AUDITOR. G. A. Cape,_EAq., public accountant, 3, Adelaide - place. SECRETARY.—J. H. Doyle, Esq. Temporary Offices-15, George-street, Mansion-house, E.C. This Company has been formed for the purpose of estab lishing a Foreign Hotel on the site of the present Sablo n.ere Hotel, and with this view, to purchase the lease, business, stock, goodwill, and freehold o f the p resent Sablo niere Hotel, Nos. 28, 29, 30, and 31, Leicester-square, together with certain freehold property adjoining thereto, to reconstruct the Hotel on the most improved models, and to provide suitable accommodation specially for the numer ous foreigners who visit or reside in London. The Sabloniere Hotel, established in 1784, is known in all parts of the world ; its accommodation, however, is not commensurate with its connection ; with a suitable build ing and modern appliances the business of the New Hotel need only be limited by the extent of its accommodation. The Company will not risk its capital in a new and doubt ful enterprise, but will improve and extend an old esta blished business. The New Hotel will be built and organised on the con tinental system ; adapting itself, however, to the tastes and wants of English and Colonial Travellers. It will con tain a spacious table d'hote, to dine from two to three hun dred persons, a large Coffee Room or Restaurant ala Cart e, also a Cafe, several suites of apartments, 200 bedrooms, and everyimprovement required in a first .class Hotel; the foreign guest will here find his own language, cuisine, amusements, and the Hotel will provide for him all the advantages and comforts of a home. The scale of prices in a foreign hotel, with every due regard to reasonable profit, can be kept lower than in hotels on the English system ; this, with the knowlege that their habits and wants are understood and considered, will always draw foreigners to this Hotel in preference to any other ; whilst the travelled Englishman will here find the comfort and luxury which attract him to the Continent. The central position of the new Sabloniere Hotel, a short distance from the Charing-cross Station (which is destined to become the London Terminus of the principal Continen tal Railways) is unequalled in London as a site for a Fo reign Hotel ; it is sufficiently near for convenience, but not close enough to be subjected to the noise and confusion of a position contiguous to a large railway station. As an investment, the Sabloniere Hotel Company will offer every security in the shape of freehold land, build lugs, furniture, &c., and, from the facilities it will pos sess for doing a large business, !t may be anticipated that at least 15 per cent. profit will be realised on the capital. The reports of the Louvre and the Grand Hotel in Paris show a much larger profit, which result has been obtained notwithstanding the costly character of the building and the very high price paid for land. The rapid increase in the value of property in the neighbourhood of Charing-cross, will, at no distant time, double the value of the freehold of the Company, and thus the permanent value of the Com pany's estate will be guaranteed against any unforeseen contingencies. The Company have secured, for a period, the services, as manager, of the late proprietor, who, to show his great confidence in the undertaking, has arranged to take the larger portion of the purchase money, in Shares. The transfer of the trade will thus be effected with oil: danger of its being diverted into other channels. His 25 years experience in the business will secure for the undertaking economy in its management, judgment in furnishing and fitting up the Hotel, and in the selection of the stock. Tho business will be carried on in part of the Hotel, whilst the other is being rebuilt, so that profits will accrue at once. No costly experiments will be made or money wasted in useless exterior decorations ; but in all interior fittinfis the tastes and comfort of the pub lie will be carefully considered. The following facts are suggested for the consideration of capitalists :- 1. That this Company is formed on a bona fide basis to take a highly successful established business, which is pur chased at a valuation. 2. That it is a specialite, inasmuch as no other Company has been established to build and conduct a foreign hotel specially adapted to foreigners on a scale of moderate charges. _ _ 3. That the great and increasing number of foreing tra• el Ices in London is calculated to promote the finaociat sue• cess of the Company beyond that of any other hotel corn. pany existing. . _ _ _ - 4 That are site of the property, within three minutes of the Charing-cross Railway Station, is specially adapted for its purposes. _ _ _ 5. That the freehold, buildings, plate, furniture, stock in trade &c., will give ample security for the capital invested. Interest upon the amount paid up at 5 per cent. per annum will be allowed from the date of payment until the completion of the new Hotel, and in the event of no allot ment being made, the deposits will be returned in full. A Copy of the Articles of Association may ba inspected at the Cffices of the Company. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained of the Brokers, Solicitors', or Secretary. FOR II OF APPLICAT:ON FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Sab!onierb Foreign Hotel Company mited), London. Gentlemen,—Having p tid to your Blinkers the sum of I request that you allot me s h ares i n th e a b ove Com pany, and I hereby agree to accept the same or tany leis nul4Ll32r that may be al otted to me, and to pay all Calis when dne, and I authorise you to place my name on the Re gister of AI embe• s for the number of s ares a Doted. I am, Gentlemen, Sour obedient servant. .Name in full Profession or occupa ion Residence Date A GRAND MONUMENT has been finished for Ajac cio of the Bonaparte family. The group is composed of five statues in bronze, each one two metres in height, re presenting Napoleon I. on horseback, attended by his four brothers. They are in Roman costumes, and the group will be placed on a pedestal of white marble. AN ADVENTURE ON TUE HUMBER.—Ona of those " Hair-breadth 'Stapes," said by Shakspere to ap pertain unto " field and flood," occurred on the Humber yesterday. As the New Holland Railway Company's steamer was crossing from New Holland to Hull, at 5,30 in the afternoon, the passengers on board were suddenly surprised to see the captain rush up the bridge, com municate with the engineer, and give hurried orders to the man at the wheel. The engines were at once re versed, and, in mid-stream, the vessel was brought to, and remained as motionless as the wind and tide—both of which were strong—would permit. It was soon discovered that about a furlong ahead of the steamer was fluttering, a mere spech in the distance, a signal of distress, in the shape of a white handkerchief attached to a walking stick, and held aloft by some one in a small boat. Directly the packet got up to this singular object, all passengers rushed eagerly to the side to get a glimpse of it. There were two young gentlemen, shivering with cold, and splashed and bespattered with water and mud, in a small frail boat, and they had neLheroarginor sails,nor any means of steering their little craft. A rope was thrown them, and they were soon re leaead frog their perilous position. When on board, th. young fellows were plentifully " chaffed" as to their nautical adventure, one burly passenger of the fore-cabin, with a third-class ticket, and a regard for "naught or nobody" in yirticular, drily asking, " Heaw lung h'd bin out ? Any provisions left ?" Tl 3 e young men then told the cause of their predicament. They said they had walked along from • Hull to Faull, and there carelessly stepped into a little boat which lay by the river's bank. Some fellows passing gave it a push into the stream, and away it went up the river without oars or any means of steering. They have determined to take proceedings against the man who thus ro heartlessly treated them to a practical joke that might have ended as many jokes have, fatally.--Eastern Morn ing IVezos. The Akhbar of Algiers publishes a decree of the G, vernor-General, on the occasion of the Prince Imperial's birthday, rescinding the warnings inflicted on the political journals 01 the colony during 1863 and up to the present day. 'rile steam frigate Dryads has just left Cherbourg for "Vera Cruz, having on board about 200 Mexican officers, recently prisoners of war in France, who have been libe rated after having given their e.dhesiou to the new Govern ment-. The Riedl Correspondence of Vienna confirms the report that the Emperor Francis-Joseph will proceed from Miramar to Verona, and adds that his Majesty will probably inspect the fortress and the Ausixian army in Italy, The Empress will await the Emperor's return at "Miramar. THE COAL EXPORTS OF TAE UNITED KINGDOM. —Th e coal exports from the various ports of the United Kingdom during the month of February amounted io 575,933 tons, an increase of 90,320 tons compared with February, 1863, The total exports during January and February, 1364, were 1,107,637 tone, an increase of 227,643 tons as c ompared with January and February, 1863. During February, 1864, the total imp or t s of sea-borne coal into London were 228,233 tons, a decrease of 37,616 tons as compared with February, 1863. From the Ist January to the 28th February, 1861, there were 1,533 ships containing 676,880 tons coal, being a decease of 201 ships and 22,468 tons of coal as compared with the first two months of 1863. By railways and canals the imports were 132,354, being an increase over 1863 of 92,313 tons. The actual increase of imports in February, 1864, was 54,667 tons, and from Jan. 1 to Feb. 29, 1864, as compared with 1363, 96,697 tong. GERANIUM LEAVES.—It is not generally known that the leaves of geraniums are an excellent application for cute, where the skin is rubbed off, and other wounds of that kind. One or two leaves must be bruised, and ap. plied on linen to the part, and the wound will become cicatrised in a very short time.-2lnier lean paper. IVEY so FA R ?- - B aron James de Rothschild has seat to Egypt for two donkeys, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1864, The opening of the spring assims has again brought before the public the horrible case of ill treatment of a lunatic which some time ago excited so much astonishment and disgust. The evidence brought forward in substantiation of the charge in no degree mitigates the matter, since the particulars given by the witnesses for the prosecution more than confirmed the worst of the reports which have been current on the subject. The miserable man has, it seems, been insane or idiotic for more than thirty years, having become mentally efflicted when he was about twenty years old, and having dragged on a wretched existence until he is now fifty-five. In what manner he has passed the years in which he has been under his brother's care may be better imagined than described. At first his father, it appears, took charge of him, and after his death he was left in the hands of his sister, who went to America in 1853, at which epoch he passed into his brother's keeping. At first he was confined in a room adjoining a house in which he then lived, but in the early part of the year 1863 he was removed by night in a wheelbarrow to a ne w house which the brother had built, and in a small outer room the miserable creature was confined. His prison was twelve feet long by nine feet wide, and eight feet high, without fireplace or stove. Ia this little den he remained, crouched and crippled in the depths of filth and wretchedness, in a state which would hardly appear to be possible to a creature bearing the name of humanity. The room, accord ing to the defendant's communication to the Lunacy Commissioner, was constructed on purpose for the lunatic, and it is a noticeable part of this story of 'cruelty and ignorance that the perpetrator of the evil should be a man of some wealth and position. Whether he was conscious of the full extent of the atrocity of his actions is uncertain ; the jury gave him the benefit of the doubt, but it is evident that he preserved a degree of mystery regarding his un fortunate prisoner which goes far to prove him wilfully guilty. No one had ever caught a glimpse of the unhappy lunatic since he was under his brother's charge save one woman, who accidentally came upon him, and was horrorstricken at the sight of his dirt and nakedness. After a good deal of evidence in favour of the prisoner, which, however, did not affect the startling disclosures of Dr. BYRN E and the Lunacy Commissioners, a legal point was brought forward on behalf of the culprit. A doubt was raised as to the extent to which he was amen able to the statute, since it was designed for keepers of asylums, and a man who neglected the charge of his lunatic wife had previously been acquitted on this ground. Mr. Baron MARTIN said he would obtain the opinion of the Court of Crown Cases Re served on this point, and consequently postponed his sentence until he had learned it. The jury re turned a verdict of guilty of neglect, but said they did not think the defendant was aware of the law, and therefore recommended him to mercy. We cannot but regard this as a most extraordinary and uncalled for re commendation, since, whatever his ignorance of the exact terms of the law, he had been guilty of prelonged and deliberate cruelty which unquestionably deprives him of all claim on ar indulgence or sympathy. It im difficult to be sieve that a man in his position was so obtuse o sense and feeling as to be unaware of the suffering he was inflicting. Hie strict oonostgaleat of the BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.—Every Article of commerce takes its either from the inventor or manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the greater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica tion in England ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex pos AI by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end ofeach piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., a Lyon eta Injurieux." Wear guaranteed. /11HEATRE ROYAL HAY M ARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL: Messrs Chippendale, Buckstone, Crompton, Rogers, Howe, W. Farren, Clark, Gordon, Braid, Cull nford, &c. ; 3lesdames Angel, Snowden, E. Fitzwilliarn, Lindley, &o After which, LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS : Mr. Buck stone. And AN UNLUCKY MORTAL: Mr. W. Farren and Miss M. Harris. Commence at 7. - ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Gro. On EASTER MONDAY. THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. After which, PAUL'S R itTURN. To conclude with, first time, a new Farce , by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled DRAWING - ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, AND ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. On EASTER MONDAY, the performance will commence with THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR: Messrs. Widdi combe, Garden, Moreland, and miss E. Lavenu. A Ater which, at Eight o'clock, the 116th Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from StendhaPs ' Italian Chronicle ." Principal character by Mr. Fechter. Messrs. Jordan, Charles, J. Broughsim, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, jollett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Airs. Lee, Ilies Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is _ftade to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either lo: play bills or for the safe keeping of hat 4 and cloaks, and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. • - Box-Office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Nightly filled with Rank and Fashion. The highly popu lar new Coirtrdy of The Silver Lining every Evening until further notice.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stir ling., Mrs. Frank Matthews, &c. The following eminent artistes are engaged to appear :—Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. and Mr . Charles Matbews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mrs. Stirling. Miss Herbert, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mrs. Howard Paul, Miss A. Cottrell, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss l'atti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, &c. Every Evening, at 7, USD KR THE ROSE : Mr. Ashley ; Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Patti Josephs (her second appearance this season). At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINI N G : Mr. and Mrs. charles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, 131 , 5 s A. Cot trell, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague. At 10, Mr. Charles Mathews, juBt translated from the French, in his characteristic ,haracter of Un Anglais called COOL AS A CU CLIMB On EASTER MONDAY, first time at this Theatre, the populttr cas ica Extravaganza, by J. B. Planche, of the GOLDEN FLEECE. Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke, and Miss A. o..ttrel . Commence at 7. EW THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.- Solo Proprietor and Manager. M. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE DEAD HEART. Robert Landry, Mr. B. Webster, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, Stuart. Billington, J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Miss Woolgar, and alias K. Kelly, &c. To conclude with T fIE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Too7e, P. Bedford, R. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. 11. Lewis. Commence at 7. 1) 11 0YAL STRAND THEATRE. Manazer, Mr. W. H. Swanboroucfh. On EASTER MONDAY, a new Comediette, A AUNT FOR A HUSBAND. Atter which, the Grand Christmas Brtrlesque, ORPHEUS IND EURYOICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Yiesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing - the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, :an be had Every Evening of G. R. GL KNEE, NEWS AGEWT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. COALS.—The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COAL 4. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' . 265. per tun. Double ..21s. per ton. Top 235. „ Nut 5........ l9s. „ Deep 22s. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots,oaialVaetsotn W. b urn e Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf Best Core Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent The Weather—Sun Office, March 22, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.11. Wind—N.W.; moderate breeze, and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. fuss DA.T.—Morning, lh. 48n.—Afternoon, 2h. 2m. ro-moußow.-Mornin g , 2h. 20m.—Afternoon.' 2h. 33m. ;"r - THE MTN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1864. lunatic, would seem to indicate his knowledge of the true 11' .ate of the case. Unless he is to be regarded as of the same mental calibre as his wretched charge, he •cannot be acquitted of having deliberately and cot itinnously exhibited some of the worst qualities of our nature, and it is difficult to see for which of tb ese rests his claim to mercy. Such a plea might w ell be urged for many unfortunate young crimi nals wbo have no counsel to plead for them at the bar of justice, but for SAMUEL PORTER has no claim, The legal difficulty placed in the way of his punishment is equally unreasonable and flimsy. Such an excuse should not for a moment be tole rated, and if our laws are not stringent or compre hensive enough of the point, the sooner they are amended the better. It cannot be tolerated that persons should take upon themselves the charge of their afflicted relatives, and keep their very exis tence a hushed up secret from their neighbours, only to torture and ill-treat them, and then escape the consequences of their criminal actions by the plea of its being a domestic and disinterested charge• If such excuses are to be admitted, it is difficult to measure the extent to which the evil may spread ; it is impossible to foretel the evil purposes to which such latitude may be turned. We cannot but hope that no such defence will be admitted, but that those who undertake such a charge will be held strictly responsible for its proper fulfilment, and coat the culprits of Flushing will be taught in an emphatic and convincing manner that, however long or securely a man's evil deeds may be hidden, they will at last be dragged to light, when he shall reap their due reward. His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES has certainly set an example to all exclusive Sovereigns and affected potentates. He is constantly to be seen, and his doings are perpetually chronicled as mingling with the world, and taking an active part in the business of life by mixing in its pleasures and excitements. On Saturday his Royal High ness honoured the Oxford and Cambridge boat race by his presence. An additional interest was im parted to the proceedings by the thought that the Prince was intimately acquainted with the details of the exciting sport before him, and had for some time resided at both the Uaiversities which that day sent their representatives to compete for the pri: 49. This was the first time that royalty had been present at an entertainment of this kind, and the favour was rendered more gracious by the circumstance that his Royal Highness did not go in an exclusive form, but went on board the vessel chartered by the Thames Subscription Club. The days of the extreme exclusiveness of an earlier generation have long since departed, and the farms and customs which our forefathers adhered to with a cherished reverence have happily been merged into a more genial and hearty style of manners. Yet there remains much to be done, and it augurs well for the improvement of the present and future state of society in this respect, that the one who is to lead the fashion, to set the style, and to inaugu rate the spirit of the day, is so free from all absurd affectation and so devoid of that haughtiness which often mars the possession of estimable qualities. In the happy demonstration of these qualities, it is easy to trace the effects of the excellent manner iu which the Prince spent his early years. Never, perhaps, in the annals of royalty has so extended a sphere been embraced and so efficacious a training bestowed on the heir of monarchs. A knowledge of the world can only be gained in the world ; it cannot be taught at school or imparted in conversa• tion. Travel, experience, and personal intercourse with society can alone impart it. It must be a source of great satisfaction to all who reflect upon the subject, that our future King can thus interest anti amuse himself in the excitements and recrea tions of the people over whom he is one day to reign. A healthy and hearty taste for exhilirating sports and manly exercises is no bad preparation for more serious engagements hereafter, while a genial and gracious manner is at all times a benefit and blessing alike to him who gives and him who receives favours. One of the distinctive features of advanced civili sation is always the greater regard paid to human life. Among savage races death and suffering count for nothing, and when we reach the semi-oivilisa- Lion of countries like China and Japan, we stilt find the lives of two or three hundred human beings reckoned as of little or no value. As nations rise higher in the scale their progress is marked by the increasing importance of such considerations. The harsh and sanguinary laws which disfigure ancient statute books are gradually repealed, until the Draconian theory is reversed, and the destruction of a single individual existence is held to be almost too sacred to be sacrificed in expiation of the worst of crimes. Still, with all its legal care and the moral importance which it attaches to human life, there are many ways, direct and indirect, in which civilisation exacts its forfeiture, ways unknown to a lees highly cultivated state. The requirements of trade annually make a terrible demand upon the bone and muscle Of our working population, and same occupations are so notoriously unhealthy that the average term of life among their followers is re duced to half man's alloted age. Others again are the victims of the heedlessness of fashion or the cupidity of their employers, and a melancholy instance of this kind is still fresh in the public recollection. Setting aside these ordinary and constant causes of death and disease, however, the advancing know ledge and enterprising ambition of the present day is prolific in disaster. It is not fair to count the catastrophes of the mines among these, since coal have been in use for many a long day, and the pro cess of obtaining them has some perhaps inevitable dangers, but it is certainly high time that some thing should be done to reduce the number of men who are daily falling victims to want of care or common prudence on the part of their employers. The catastrophe which has desolated a whole district may be said to have been artificially produced, but every day shows us small and comparatively insig nificant catastrophes which carry desolation and mourning into many a humble home, which lay the strong man down in the dust, and turn youth and vigour into sickness and decrepitude. The large number of deaths occasioned by the bursting of boilers may certainly be ranked under the head of preventible disasters, and the general reflection, after reading the evidence adduced at the inquest, is that the folly, ignorance, or recklessness exhibited in connection with such accidents are simply marvel lous. The last few weeks have been rife with such catastrophes which are of only too common occur rence. The folly and .wickedness of risking men's lives by leaving the management of such establishments in unskilful or incompetent hands; has lately received several painful illustrations in the numerous accidents which have come to light. Juries are beginning to be sensible that a remedy for this evil must be found, and took occasion the other day to append to their verdict, in a ease of this sort, a recommen dation that Government inspectors should be ap pointed to visit all factories where steam power is employed. They also made a good suggestion tc :he effect that all boilers should, in making, hay. stamped upon them the extent of their power. Th. reason for this was the fact that the boiler intended for . 4 ten horse power engine had had pressure put upon it to the extent of 381bs. to the square inch. The result of this immense strain upon a cheap, ill-made, and clumsily finished boiler, of which one part was old and the other new, was shown in the catastrophe of Spitalfields. The owner of the boiler, who professed an extraordinary amount of ignorance for a man who was constantly employing their assistance, confessed to having never asked what pressure it would bear ! All that he thought necessary was that it should be good, and by good ness he appears to have meant illimitable strength, since this on small and ill-finished boiler NVOS called upon to supply steam power for some saw mills, six lathes, and one steam bench, and the machinery of a bone cutter. The verdict of the jury would certainly, if carried into effect, provide effectual remedies for such a ease, since, had the boiler been stamped with the extent of its power, the owner could not have professed ignorance, while a Government inspector would most certainly not have allowed such a multifarious applica tion of its very limited powers. It is probable that Parliamentary interference will be necessary, as in the case of the machinery of fac tories, and many other similar instances where it has been found imperative to protect life by legis lative enactment. By a'recent and very wise mea sure our chain sables and anchors are to be hence. forth submitted to a severe and searching test be fore use. Why should not steam boilers undergo a similar ordeal before they are brought into service? The risk is certainly not less in the latter case, as death and destruction in its most fearful form is often dealt round a large mass of persons; and in the case of such an accident occurring within the walls of a densely peopled factory the consequences would be frightful in their extent. So :largely is steam power now employed in the ordinary pur poses of our trade and manufactures, and so great are its dangers under incompetent or negligent ma nagement, that it is absolutely necessary that some steps should be taken to secure the public against this great and growing evil. Let, then, the Legisla ture come forward to the rescue, lot the testing of steam boilers be made compulsory, let the extent of their power 130 duly registered, and let qualified insPectr4rs be appointed to see these regulations pro perly carried into effect. So shall we hear less of these terrible catastrophes, and one of man's meet wonderful discoveries be preserved as an unqualified blessing instead of a carse ; for the homely old adage, which tells us that fire is a good servant but a bad master," is equally and emphatically true of . the mighty agency of steam. The improved dwellings for the industrial classes is a subject that is most worthy of attention, and it is therefore interesting to observe that the asso ciation formed for the purpose is being carried on steadily, and does not relax i❑ its efforts. Lord STANLEY presided at its meeting on Saturday, and in his address he set forward some of the most notable particulars connected with the affair. Whatever is taken up by his lordship is sure to be carefully attended to, and the most minute details thoroughly investi s ated. It appears that great difficulty has existed in finding sites; but by this time the evil has been partially obviated, and some eligible localities have been fixed upon. This is satisfactory intelligence, as in process of time there is no doubt that a great benefit will accrue to the classes which so especially need assistance in this particular. There is nothing which tends to deteriorate the condition of the lower classes in a moral sense more than the very unsuitable arrangements of their dwelling houses. The subject has been constantly brought before the public, and in various forms have we had the painful topic presented to us. In speeches, lectures, reports, meetings, and com mittees the question has been broached in all its sad details and startling revelations, but all this outcry does not remove the evil it expatiates upon, nor does the language of complaint at all improve the deplorable condition of the inmates of these wretched abodes. The best way to put an effectual stop to any grievance is to set to work vigorously to alter and amend. This cannot be done by changing the old so well as by furnishing a new style and state of things. It is thus that this society is a welcome subject, and although it has not long been established it has commenced under good an spices, end it may be said that it has entered upon its labours with a very flittering augury of success. There are many advantages that will accrue from the establishment of a society like the present one, and beneficial effects will follow in the train of their endeavours. If it is once seen that proper dwellings are the order of the day, the holders of the disgraceful tenements that now shock those who enter them will be gradually shamed out of them, and at all events those who are too har dened to be affscted by the example of others will not have the opportunity of monopolising the mar ket as they have at present. It is high time that some of the arrangements regarding the dwellings of the working classes should be made by a class of men superior to the kfluences which prevail among those who have hitherto held the sway of them, as it were, and it is not merely the fair seeming prospect of a change which bids us hope and expect better things to result from the change thus promised, though it may be but a trivial thing to look at now. Alt lasting and solid benefits were done slowly and surely, and not in a hurry and excitement. The difficulty in this instance is to steer clear between the extremes of theoretical precision and practical experiment, and the association here referred to ap pears so far to have avoided this danger, and to have made the outset of their arduous endeaVours in a spirit that deserves success, end is worthy of the elevated and excellent object which is its aim. gaZ ThE WILL OF THE LATE Rini OP BAVARIA. —A Munich journal states that the private property of the late King is valued at 4,000,000 guldei4 and that his Majesty's will specifies that the whole of this property shall 1)3 devoted towards those beneficent objects, calcu lated to promote the common good, which during the life of the King formed his chief care. One million will be de- voted to the completion, establishment, and endowment of the Maximilian Orphan Institute for the children of ser vants of the State; a similar sum will be devoted towards the Maximilianeum in like proportions and, finally, a sufficient sum will be invested in order that the scientific undertakings—and ospecially those relating to history— which were set on foot by his Majesty may be carried out, and that the pensions conferred by him on certain artiste, 1 / 4 .oets, and learned men may be continued. By a codicil to the will his Majesty orders that a mausoleum shall b 3 erected for himself and his consort behind the Theatin Church, in such a manner that it can be approached from the church and also from without. The plan of this struc tdre and the order for the payment of the cost are attached to the will. The tomb will be similar to that of Frederic William 111. of Prustia and Queer. Louise at Chariot- onburg. A capital puff of an illustrated journal is given in an engraving in the paper this week which repre sents the entira boulevard before the office blocked up, the circulation of the earflaps suspended; and the crowd crush• ing forward to the window in an intense state of excite ment, and even fighting, in order to get—a number of the paper. They understand the puff in Paris a mervelle. Amongst the most interesting races to be ru:. at the approaching Spring Meeting at Constantinople will be the "Rutland Sweepstakes" of £lO each, with £25 added by the Duke cf Rutland, for horses of all countries, distance four miles. The - superior speed of the Englisb racehorse is unrivalled, but for endurance the Arab claims pre-eminence, which the English horse is unwilling to concede. The duke bas proposed this long race in order to afford animals of all countries an occasion for exhibiting heir "staying powers " over a fair course, and the trial will have an interest for the sporting world extending much be yond the predate of the city of the Sultan. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] HEALTH OF HIS HOLINESS. MARSEILLES, MARCH 21. Letters from Rome to the 19th inst, state that the Pope has been better since the operation upon the tumour on his leg, The fever had disappeared, and his Holiness had received the French Ambas sador, with whom he had a long conversation. The Archduke Maximilian was expected at Rome. TURIN, MARCH 22. The Opinione of to-day says—" Yesterday the English steamer Valetta touched at Caprera, and embarked Garibaldi and six other persons. It is believed that Garibaldi proceeds to England, where he has been expected for some days." SEVILLE, MARCH 18. The espousal of the Infanta Donna Maria Isabel of Orleans and Bourbon with her cousin, the Count of Paris, will take place on the 19th inst., in the palace of San Telme with great solemnity. The ceremony will be performed by the Cardinal Arch bishop of Seville, and will be followed by the rati fication of the marriage articles. The President of the Rudiencia of Seville will act as Chief Notary of the Kingdom, representing the Minister of erne and Justice. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 21. The Euzine left at 4 p.m. yesterday with the Marseilles portion of the above mails. The Ripon, with the heavy portion of the mails, sailed at 6 a.m. this day for Southampton. The Rangoon brought the mails to Suez, arriving there on the 17th inst. (two days early). FRANCE. PARIS, MARCII, 22. The Moniteur of this morning, again referring to the affair of Cardinal Bonalci, says :—" Upon the 11th March Cardinal Bonald addressed a letter to the clergy of his diocese stating that the Moniteur had been misled by false information, and that he had only learned the pretended dissatisfaction of the Pope from that journal. We reply that the information in the Moniteur was official. Explana tions were requested by the French Ambassador on the 23d of February, and were given the same day by Cardinal Antonelli. It was not, however, until the 9th March that the latter conveyed the expres , sion of his Holiness's censure of the indiscreet pub lication by Cardinal Bonald. BOURSE, March 21.—The market has been heavy, but up to the present time the variation in prices has not been material, Threes, for the Account, being now at 66f. Mobilier have receded to 1,040 f. In Railway Shares little or nothiog doing. The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cents. end month Italian Loan 67 75 Do. end month 67 90 Sew ditto .. Do. end month.... Russian Austrian ... , — Spanida Threes M 25 Elome Debt Deferred VAS.YB. 3 por Cents DO. end month.... 66 Credit Mobilier...loso Do.end m0nth....1048 75 Bank Shares 3295 Credit F onoier .... 1265 Roman RAIL Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and 'Mediterranean New ditto Smthern Western Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian LOTr bard North of Spain Saragossa., Ditto to Barcelona , • ,„ Cash. Aooount. 1005 105 -- 005 860 -- 933 76 .. 936 25 658 75 .. 656 25 518 75 .. - - 481 25 .. - -- 371 25 .. 371 25 636 25 . 640 - 486 25 .. 486 25 680 -- 681 25 280 280 - Haymarket Theatre. .~ The "School for Scandal" was played at this theatre last night. The house was crowded in every part, and every point in this brilliant play was heartily enjoyed and loudly applauded. Sir Peter Teazle was represented by Mr. Chippendale, Sir Benjamin Backbite by Mr. Buck stone, Charles Surface by Mr, Farren, Joseph Surface by Mr. Howe, and Crabtree by Mr. Compton, in the spirit of genuine comedy—the rest of the characters were respect ably portrayed. The farce of " Lend Me Five Shillings," in which Mr, Buokstone is unequalled for riotous, over flowing tumour, forms an agreeable addition to the comedy. Adelphi Theatre, Mr. Watts Phillips's celebrated drama, " The Dead Heart," has been revived fur five nights only, Mr. Benjamin Webster, to tho great delight of a very crowded and fashion able audience, sustaining the part of Robert Landry. The part is one familiar to nearly every playgoer, and on the present occasion it is but necessary to say that it was repeated with, if possible, more than usual intensity. The representation of the part of Robert Landry by Mr. Webster is sure to become impressed on the memory, because we know of none in which such intense study is apparent. Tne most minute details are worked out with the utmost finish, and there is a breadth and boldness in the whole performance that stamps it as a work of the highest art. The reception of Mr. Webster was enthusiastic, and it is to be regretted that at the end of the week he will make his last appearance for an inch finite period, as the sensiv ional drama "Leah" is to be reproduced on Easter Monday, with new scenery, dresses, and decorations. Mr. Boucicault has just finished a new Irish drama, entitled "The Rapparee." _ _ Mr. Sothern will shortly appear at the Hay market as David Garrick in a new three act comedy. ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Mr. Walter Montgomery appeared last night as a reader. The large hall was toler ably well filled by an attentive auditory; and Mr. Mont gomery recited familiar passages from Shakspere, and dra matically delivered some of the most popular poems by Hood, Edgar Poe, Macaulay, and Ingoldeby. The dramatic recitals included the interview between Hubert and Arthur in "King John," the churchyard scene in "Hamlet," and the conversion of Benedick in " Mucl‘ Ado About No thing," and in each he evinced the ability which was to be expected from an experienced actor. W ESTON's RETREAT."—Yesterday, before the licensing magistrates at St. Pancras, Mr. Weston applied for a license for his " Potreat," which was opposed. Lord Dartmouth has signed apinst it. The bench refused the licen.se. AN UNFORTUNATE VOYAGE.-A brig named the Lady Alicia, Copland, which hails from Leith, a::f 1 is partly owned in Montrose, left Aberdeen on the 23cl of November lasts with a cargo of machinery for Mauritius, but, having experienced "'et? heavy weather from S. to S,S.E., put into Longhope on the 27th, with datgo shifted, where it was secured as well as could be done. She left Longhope again, but elperienced heavy gales from S.W. to N.W , and was driven back to Longhope twice with cargo shifted, causing great danger to the ship. She left finally on January 27. On the 29th it commenced to blow very hard, accompanied with hailstones, thunder and light ning, from S.W. to N.W., a perfect hurricane, and the ship made water dreadfully, filling the decks from rail to rail. The man had to be taken from the helm, through fear of being washed overboard, and all hands remained in the cabin for five days, expecting nothing but that the ship would founder. She was eventually towed into GreenCft on the 10th inst., to discharge cargo and repair—covering boards, stanchions, waterways, and (1(4{8 being all started, and a portion of bulwarks gone, stern )Ruch shaken, and leaking very much from above.—lfontross Standard, SIDITIELD INUNDATION.—The subscrip tioas towards the relief of the distressed now amount to more than £20,000. A meeting of working men is to be held at Sheilisld to-day, with a view to establish a working men's fund, to be raised out of the appropriation of a day's wages. The sixpenny subscription boxes, placed in some of the principal streets of Manchester, on SaturJay, produced £15125. ANOTHER VICTIM TO CRINOLINE.—On atura. day afternoon another of these shocking accidents from fire took place, resulting in the death of a fine young woman, named Charlotte Trotraan, aged 19. The deceased was living with her brother, a nawsvendor, in the neigh bourhood of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and whilst occu pied in some work about the room her crinoline came in con tact with the bars of the grate, and the draught drew her dress between them, setting fire to it. The poor girl was immediately enveloped in flames, and it was some few se conds before the fire could be extinguished. She was in • stantly conveyed to the hospital, when her burns were dressed, but she was so seriously injured that she died very shortly after admission. FRENCH LITERATURE. Monsieur Bourgeois gave the second lecture of his present course on Friday, the 19th inst., at the Ladies' College, Kensington-squa,:a. Having in his former lecture treated of the first period of La Fon taine's literary career, which terminated with tt e ;.7 disgrace of Fouquet, M. Bourgeois now passed in review the second period. Ho to'd of his friend ship with Racine, Boileau, and Moliere ; bow the four friends were in the habit of meeting three or four times a week at Boileau's house, and of the influence this GDnaection had both on his literary and moral character. A great deal has been said about La Fontaine's eccentricities, and M. Bourgeois related several anecdotes exemplifying these pecu liarities, at the same time that they served as an analysis of his character. La Fontaine was not happy, or would not content himself in his own home. He lived at Paris : his wife lived at Chateau- Thierry. His courtly friends who frequented the Chateau de Vaux thought little of such trifles, but in compliance with the representations of Racine and his new friends he resolved to visit his wife, and put his domestic relations on a more respectable footing. He accordingly left Paris for Chateau thierry, and when he arrived there went direct to the house of his wife. The servant, who did not know him, replied to his inquiries that Madame La Fontaine was gone to church, and would not return for some time. La Fontaine adjourned to the house of a friend, spent the evening there, forgot the object of his mission, and returned next day to Paris. His friends eagerly asked atter his wife. "I have not seen her," replied La Fontaine," she was at church." Though successful authorship in hose days achieved celebrity, it did not entail pecu niary gain. La Fontaine was so far from being in effluence, that his friends were glad to procure him an appointment in the household of the Dowager Duchess of Orleans. This lady died soon after, when Madame de la Sablier a, so celebrated for her beauty and her wit, invited La Fontaine to take up his abode in her house. Here he lived for twenty years, and it was; during this period that he composed his fables, which he had been asked to write for the use of the Dauphin. La Fontaine achieved his highest fame as a fabulist —a word which before his time did not exist in the French language. Monsieur Bourgeois analysed several of these fables, and pointed out with great critical acumen their literary beauties, and the dramatic art displayed in their composition. To La Fontaine's eyes the realm of the lower enimals exhibited the same passions that he found brought into action amongst men, and under the guise of an apologue he censured the vices and ridiculed the follies of his own species. "La Fontaine," said Monsieur Bourgeois, "caught, so to speak, the moral physiognomy of the lower animals, unveiling those links of connection so humbling to our pride, which exist between them and us. This was a power in which La Fontein° stood unrivalled until the present day, when the pencil of Landseer has done for dumb animals what the pen of La Fontaine had already achieved. So closely akin is the excellence displayed by these two great men that we may de scribe Landseer as the La Fontaine of painting, and La Fontaine as the Landseer of poetry. To the brief sketch which our prescribed space allows us to give of this lecture, we shall only add that Monsieur Bourgeois is another proof of how moral courage and perseverance can triumph over physical diffi culties, and he is at the same time an evidence of the Divine goodness, that makes compensation for imposed privations. M. Bourgeois is blind, but he is gifted with a prodigious memory, and delivered without pause or hesitation a lecture of two hours' length, replete with information, aided merely by some notes, taken in what the French call ecriture en pante, and which he deciphers by the sense of touch. The IMPERIAL PRINCE has been made a eergeazt of the first Regiment of Grenadiers. BATTERSEA PARK AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL GROUNDS.—Fhe public money expended in the purchase and formation of Battersea Park amounts, accord ing to a Parliamentary return, to £15,008 93. 3d. This charge was defrayed from balances of former grants of Par- liament, and receipts derived from rents, interest on pur chase-money, and sates of old materials. Respecting Chel sea Hospital grounds, £4,158 of the original Parliamentary vote of £1,426 4s. has been expended. THE CASE OF PIRACY BY CONFEDERATES.--A' the Liverpool Police-office on Satu clay, before Mr RaffLs, Warren Quincey, alias Wilson, George M'Murdock, alias Kelly, and John Taverner, alias Clements, the three men charged with having piratically seized the American schooner Joseph L. Gerity, in November last, whilst on a voyage from Matamoras for New York, were again brought up. The case was first before the court on the 24th February. Evidence was then gone into, and the case was remanded, and twice again remanded on two sub sequent occasions. Mr. Squarey, as the representative of the United States Government, asked the magistrates to put in force the provisions of an act of Parliament founded on a treaty between this country and the United States by committing the mat to prison. It would then become necessary for the American Government to apply to one of the Secretaries of State that they might he sent to America. Mr: RAIL2s still thought it a case of piracy, but in a grave case of that kind, which might be followed by serious consequences to those men, he did not like the responsibility of giving a decision without obtaining the opinion of the highest court of justice. For that reason he had made up his mind to remand the prisoners, so as to give thorn an opportunity, if they saw fit, of applying to a full court in London. He would renand the case for seven days, and should then adjourn it sine die. That would give the men an oppor unity of having the opinion of a superior court, and if it was against them they would be committed. The prisoners were then put down, the case being remanded for a week. THE RECENT ESCAPE FROM THE WAKEFIELD HOUSE OF CORRECTION.—We recently gave an ac count of the escape, on the evening of the 2d of 14.ferch, of a female convict, named Mary Ellen Renshaw, from the Wakefield House of Correction. On March 7, Renshaw was captured at Leeds, and on Friday, at the House of Correction, Wakeflsld, Mary Ann Abson, late a matron at the prison, was charged with aiding her in her escape. Mar) Ellen Renshaw was the first witness. She said that in No vember she asked Abson about a scarf shawl that had been taken from the hospital, and said that it was hers, though it was no:; and Abson said that she had taken it, but she (Renshaw) was not to say anything about it. After that Abson brought her bacon, tea, sugar, and cheese, and used to let her out of the cell at night. The matron suggeStea an escape to her, and at last she (Renshaw) urged her to let her out, but Abson said she dared not. Renshaw said that Abson had done worse things. Ultimately, Abson promised to let her out; and, on the day of her escape, Renshaw gave Abson a gold ring, and promised to give her some money when she got out. Abae' brought her a crinoline, a silk dress, a plaided scarf shawl, and a pair of boots and a bonnet, and let her out of the cell, took her into the matron's room to look at herself in the glass, and went with her a few yards towards the gate. She also told her that if the gatekeeper hesitated to let her out she was to tell him to go down to Mr, Ulyatt's, the deputy governor. Mr. Shepherd, the governor at the nrison, said that on February 9 he gave the prisoner, who was 11;j ht watchwowan, notice to leave on the 4th March, end hor last relst of they was the 3d March. She wished to stay as day matrox.7; but he told her she was inefficient John Hudson, night port,'r, said that about half-past eight on the night of the 2d instant he allowed a woman who wa,, wearing a plum coloured dress, bonnet, &c., to pass out He took her for a visitor. Evideece in corroboration et Renshaw's statement was given by seeTral persons, and then, after an address from Mr. Barrett, ev;Se said there was not corroboration sufficient, the prisoner was committed fur trial at the Pontefract sessions, but admitted to bail. HORRID MURDER.-041 Tuesday afternoon a lad, about 12 years of age; named James Paton, was found lying on the Stirling and Allots road near Tullibody-bridge, frightfully wounded and speechless, and next day he ex -ired of his injuries, which had clearly been the result of . 701ence committed upon him. Thomas ilmot,a L‘yed on the road, was apprehendei on s p u er r s fa o c n e a rri r an emp Wednesday evenieg, anti lodged in Alloa prison. charger.' with the outrage. On being ex7mined before the Sheriff b. , made a full acknowledgment of gutlt. His statement is that he was et work on the real, repai.,:ing the footpaoh and cleaning the run chanael, when the boy camp up leading a horse by the head, and brought his cart over the p ,,:ee which ho had just finished. Arnot felt so enraged at this tLlt, without speaking a word, he raised the shovel which was in his hand, and kuneked the boy down with a blow on the back from it.' He then With the edge of the shovel struck him two or three times on the he'ad as he lay, and leaving him lying on the roadside, gathered up his tools and wen, home. Arnot says be has no recollection of having seen the boy before, but adds that he was so enraged at the time that if the boy had been a giant ho belicites he would have served him in the same way. The prisoner, who is said to be eccentric, if not embecile, and who was usually thought an inoffensive person, told his wife and others all about the affair when he went home, expressing some remorse of con science for the deed. On being apprehended he quoted to the officers the pro - verb " that those who were born to be hanged would never be drowned." He is a native of Perth shire, and is 56 Years of age, and has three dv.ighters grown up. - - -. 17 os. ‘` - ' 4 •%-.47 , f v . tin TV * 7 :,,,, Clralbr, .... c - .; 41 HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 2 1 . The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highne ss Princess Louise, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. The Bishop of London had the honour of dinicg with the Queen, the King of the Belgians, and the royal family yesterday. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterdal morning, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, end visited the Duchess of Hamilton. The Princa and Princees of Wales, accomPu"nied by Prince John of Glucksburg, took a carriage drive in the afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales had a dinner party in the evening. 11° company consisted of Prince hhn of Giucksborg' the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Musurus, tb e French Ambassador, the Danish Minister, the Duchess of St. Albans, Viscount Falkland, t he Duke of St. Albans, and Lady Diana Beanoletk, Earl and Countess de Grey, Viscount Bury, Viscoun t Hamilton, Viscount Sudley, Lieut.-Colonel the Ein e ' Henry and Mrs. Byng, Lieut.-General and Mr s ' Knoilys, Baron Gutdencrone (gentleman in atten' dance nn Prince John), Lieut.-Colonel Koppel, an Mr. C. L Wood. _ Viscountess Bury was prevented by indispositi on from dining with their royal highnesses. Foreign Courts. PARIS, March 2 1 . The King and Qacen of Portugal are expected at Paris towards the end of this month or the cod' coencewent of April, and they will occupy t he Pavilion Marian. It is thought that on the occ3si° ll of this visit the Court will pass some time at. FOll. tainebleau. The Queen of Spain, wishing to give a proof i 3f her great regard for the Empress Eugenie, and at the same time a souvenir of her Majesty's st sY a ti Madrid, has caused to be constructed a jardide rs of great value. An officer of the royal Spiaj ah household will convey this precious gift to POI and in the name of her most Catholic Majesty, offer it for the acceptance of the Empress. ST. PETERSBURG, March 16'• It is stated that the Emperor, on account of 0 ° present condition of pcnitlcil affairs, has authori Bea the Grand Duke Constantine to return to St. Pettus' burg, and that his Imperial Highness will resc.o his duties in connection with naval affairs with Sit participating in the general business of the State.. VIENNA, March 18. It is confidently anticipated that the Empero r , will in a few days proceed t o V en i ce , w h ere he v 7lll meet the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia. After passing one n:ght at Venice his Majesty will PO' bably proceed to Miramar on a visit to the Arab' duke Maximilian and the Archduchess Charlotte. The contract of marriage between the Archduk e Joseph ant the Princess Clotilde of Saxe -Coburg' Gotha has been signed at the palace of the Prince of Lichtenstein, Grand Master to the Emperor of Austria. The plenipotentiaries whose names folloif affixed their signatures :—The Prince of Lichtelr stein and Count Reehberg, for the Emperor of Axis' tria ; Baron Pawel Ramminger, for the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; and Vice• Chancell or Karolyi, for the Archduke Joseph and the Arch" duke Etienne, his brother. The Princess Ciotilde , who is 18 years of age, is daughter of Duke Augus• tus of Saxe and Princess Ciementioe, daughter of Louis Philippe. BERLIN, March 18. The King's birthday, which falls on the 2,2 d iusto will pot be celebrated with the customary rejoicings• i'hreo reasons are assigned—Passion Week, the existing war, and the family mourning on seeouat of the King of Bavaria. Her Majesty has contributed a sum of .£5O to the fund for erecting a statue to Edmund Burke in College' green, Dublin. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Ne Prince of lI T6I . es has deferred his proposed visit to the Haymarket Theet7, until after Easter. The performances to-night will st! IL consist of the " Schoolgfor Scandal," "Lend me Flys 51211° hugs," and "An Unlucky Mortal," Tne King of Portugal and the King of the Be l ' gians are on the list of proximate visitors to the Emperor. Princess 4.agusla, wife of Prince Maurice of Altenburg, has just given birth to a son. Th 3 Grand Duke had Grand Duchess Conatantin e of Russia have arrived at Venice. The Duke o► Newcastle, according to the medical report, passed a favourable night, and was much better yesterday. Many of his grace's colleagues in the Govern' ment, and members of the family, made ir quines yesterday at Thomas's Hotel. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales called personally to inquire after the health of b l 5 grace. The Duke of Sutherland has left Stafford House for Trentham, on his way north. The duchess remains ill town. The Duke of Hamilton leaves town to-morro o tor Paris. The Duchess and Lady Mary Hamilton intend to leave Hamilton House, Arlington-street, at the close of this, or early in the ensuing week, with the intention of staying in Paris for a few weeks, when they return to London on their way to Hamilton Palace, the family seal in Lanarkshire. The Eirl de Grey and Viscount Goderich leave town to-day for Studley Park, near Ripon. The countess/ whose term of waiting on the Pr.ncess of Wales expires to' morrow, will leave Carlton-gardens on Thursday to juin th o noble earl at the family seat in Yorkshire. The Countess of Caledon will be relieved of hex deles as Lady in Waiting to the Queen on Saturday nexA w h en the Countess and family will go to Tittenhangeit Herts, to• the Easter holidays. The Eact and Countess Russell and family have left Chesham-21aco for their residence, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, for the holidays. The Countess de Fianault (Baroness Keith and Nairne) was prevented by indisposition from attending the Drawing-room on Saturd,:y last. Lady Cnurchtll has left the Et. George'• Hotel. The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P. , and Lady Emily Peel left their residence in Whitehall .- gardens yesterday for Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, for 0 1 " holidays. Toe Right Hon. W. Hutt, M.P., and Mrs. Hatt, have left Farrance's Hotel for Gibside, near Newcastle. Sir Frederick, Lady, and Miss Hervey Bathurst hore arrived at Manrigy's Hotel from it visit to Sir A' Brooke, Norton Priory, Cheshire. THE HOUSEHOLD Troops.—The 3,3 Battalion Grenadier Guarde, under Lieutenant-Colonel Ewart, noNf, quartered in the sheet-street Barracks, Windsor, are eV. petted to leave for the new Chelsea Barracks en the Ist et April. They wi l be retie ved at Windsor by the 'Scot. Fusiliers from London. The regiment of Royal Hors& Guards, commanded by Lord George Manners will quit their present ,quarters at the Cavalry Barracks, Spit° 6 early next month and march to the Regent's-park barrack& ji 1,9 understood that the latter regimeelt will be relieved s t Windsor by the 2d Regiment of Lite Gltards,, NEW STEEL-PADDLE STEAMERS FOR THE CO" FEDERATES. — Ou Sat urday last a nv 4 , steel steamer , called the Badge:, underwent a trial trip on the Mersa and outside the port, and her speed averai;ed about 15 to 16 Knots an hour. This vessel will leave Liverpool in a te st days for a Cunfederaie p probably Wilmington. Ye s ' terday another vessel, a sister ship to the Badger, undo" went a trial trip, and averaged about 15 iznots an hour. The name of this second steamer is " Let heir B." Ia 6 few days a third vessel, built on the same prin ciplo as the tw' vessels above-named, and called the Fox, will undergo' a trial trip, previous to running the blockade. Another s t ee l s t;,amer is fast approaching completion. The nattye of this vess,2 l will b 3 " Let her R i p. " Confederate 88.ent0 have.an iritsres;• in all these steel steamers. • The Levant Herald, of the 9th, says :—"gar Mi4esty's ship Carodoc arrived in Constantinople on day morning last, having on board his Excellincy Henry Bulwer, on his ret:irn from Western EuLope an absence of come months, We aro sure that we ee k° . th f. unanimous feeling of the British rommunity in exprussr, s incere satisfaction end pleasure at st ir ambassador's ret: op_ and we are, moreover, very glad to that his excell Y comes back amongst us in greatly improyed health." tea The Baroness Dejean, a la d y who has devo u r s her life to works of charity, has just died at 1 leaving 300,000 fr., the half of her prop ert y , Dieu, the Bureau de Bienfaisance , the O r p han Asi_sco. And the schools of tae religious commun ities of the roe remainder has been divided between the towns At La Fleche, Le Maus, and other localities of the s,lTto' which department she was born , to tiro Sys, •